Different week, same song. No new Idol concert stats to report (though, Gaga made close to $19M in the last frame – $6.7M in two concerts in Mexico City alone. 111K Mexican little monsters).
Here are a couple of articles I found interesting.
Curb is suing country legend Tim McGraw for getting his latest album recorded too early. Read the ins-and-outs of music contracts. Billboard.
Here are some scary numbers from the labels. Warner hasn’t posted a profit since Q4 of 2008. Billboard
Gaga is expected to open with between 450, 000 to 750, 000 when she releases her album on May 23rd. Adele will spend her 9th week at the top of the BB200 this week and has sold 1.7M albums.
This is the daily numbers thread. Come make a case for your favourite.